Foguang University was formerly known as "Foguang College of Humanities and Social Sciences". Since 2000, the school has been established under the name of "Foguang College of Humanities and Social Sciences", and the undergraduate department has officially enrolled students since 2002. In August 2006, it was officially renamed as "Foguang University". His achievements in humanities and social sciences have been widely recognized by academic circles at home and abroad in Taiwan Province Province.
The school was founded by Master Xingyun and presided over by Foguangshan. Master Xing Yun initiated the "Millions for Learning" activity, which enabled the school to break ground from 1993, was completed in 2000, and began to recruit students. Foguang University set up research institutes and doctoral programs before enrolling undergraduates, which is the first time in the development history of provincial universities in Taiwan Province Province.
This school is also a member of Foguangshan System University, a famous university alliance in Taiwan Province Province, China. It is integrated with South China University in Chiayi, Xilai University in the United States, Tiannan University in Australia and Guangming University in the Philippines, and was founded with * * * as the contribution of Foguang Mountain.
The four universities have the same roots and frequent academic exchanges between teachers and students? . Foguang University attaches great importance to broadening students' international horizons and has signed academic exchange agreements with more than 50 internationally renowned universities at home and abroad.
Foguang University is also Yang Lan's first institution of higher learning. It is located on the mountain of Meilin Village, Jiaoxi Township, Yilan County, Taiwan, with an altitude of about 430 meters. The environment is very quiet and natural, from which you can have a bird's eye view of the vast Yanglan Plain and Kameyama Island, which is isolated from the sea. So it has the reputation of "one of the most beautiful universities in Taiwan Province Province"? .
2065438+On September 2, 20031,Foguang University awarded Mo Yan, a Nobel Prize in Literature-winning writer, an honorary doctorate in literature. Mo Yan came to accept and deliver a speech.